Tag: fathers
group name: childhoodstories
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June 12, 2006 11:43 AM EDT --
My dad died several years ago.
You didn't know him.
Then again, maybe you did.
My dad was the guy on the boardwalk wearing black socks and sandals, the guy at the checkout counter who couldn't . . . more
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June 11, 2007 04:07 PM EDT --
As a very, very young child, I lost my father -- a combat veteran of both Theaters of WWII, the Korean War and a former "Merrill's Marauder" who was awarded three bronze stars -- to cancer. . . . more
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June 08, 2007 03:16 PM EDT --
The wonderful Father in my life is the Father to my children. He has been a wonderful father. This wonderful man taught our daughters to fish, hunt, drive a car and he loved to play with them. He would . . . more
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June 15, 2008 12:34 AM EDT --
I admire my father for so many reasons. He's honest, funny, supportive, kind loving, wise and easy going...and that's just for starters. Everyone who knows my dad, likes him.
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June 07, 2007 09:22 PM EDT --
I imagine it started with soft tosses to build my confidence, but what I remember is your throwing hard fastballs and nasty curves so that I'd be ready for whatever others might throw at me. . . . more
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June 06, 2007 07:30 PM EDT --
When Stephen was twenty-two, he was shot in the gut after a minor fender-bender.
At the trauma center, just as the surgeon was about to operate, Stephen, groggy from anesthesia, shocked the staff by grabbing . . . more
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June 20, 2006 03:38 AM EDT --
Father's Day is not one of my favorite holidays. I adore my husband and am endlessly grateful for his love and kindness. He is a good father. He is a good teacher for his children. He gives . . . more
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June 04, 2007 11:14 AM EDT --
Dads. They're teachers, role models, and so much more. We're paying tribute to dads and fatherhood in the Childhood Stories group, but we can't do it without you.
From now through Father's . . . more
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June 06, 2007 07:53 PM EDT --
My Dad and I are 30 years apart, I will be 51 this July. Sometimes I wonder about what he was thinking on the day I was born, he already had 3 daughters and now he had another..4 little girls, Charlie's . . . more
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June 17, 2007 04:11 PM EDT --
This is one of my favorite pictures of my Dad. It was probably taken in February, 1961, not too many days after I was born. I have the greatest Dad in the world and I love him and appreciate . . . more
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June 07, 2007 05:38 PM EDT --
In my family I am the one known for her non-existent memory. For the most part that is true. But since I’ve been writing on Gather I’ve discovered all kinds of memories. We . . . more
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May 07, 2008 09:17 PM EDT --
YOU CAN TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS . . . more
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June 16, 2006 10:17 AM EDT --
There are fathers:
Who make their babies giggle and squeal
And some who feel a little strange around the baby
Who change the diapers
And some who can't seem to get the hang of it
Who fix the . . . more
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June 18, 2006 09:53 AM EDT --
Sunday morning. The house is clean, the child is dressed. His best artwork from the schoolyear is casually left out in the living room. The house smells like your breakfast potatoes . . . more
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July 10, 2007 03:46 PM EDT --
my father when I was very young
Would tell wild tales to me
Of his very own pink crocodile
He rode in the Suwannee
We would look oh how close
So we might see him pass
And see our father longingly . . . more
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June 04, 2007 10:32 PM EDT --
Father's Day is supposed to be a day to celebrate the fathers in our lives. The men who not only formed our very existence but molded our minds and thoughts. A time to reflect on these men who were . . . more
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June 05, 2007 11:34 AM EDT --
The feelings I had when I first held my infant daughter were typical for a first-time father. I was terrified. Holding Molly was like cradling a water balloon. With my hands under her middle, the . . . more
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June 05, 2007 08:15 PM EDT --
Watching Ralph Macchio play the Karate Kid may be one of the highlights of my childhood. I thought Daniel LaRusso and Mr. Miagi were somewhere just down the street, in the next neighborhood waiting . . . more
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June 18, 2006 09:27 AM EDT --
I imagine it started with soft tosses to build my confidence, but what I remember is your throwing hard fastballs and nasty curves so that I'd be ready for whatever others might throw at me. . . . more
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June 15, 2008 08:06 PM EDT --
While I often have some negative memories associated with my dad and growing up, today in honor of Fathers' Day, I will dwell on the fun stuff.
I learned to dance by standing on my dad's . . . more
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